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Mar. 31, 2015 — It is possible to quantify and classify the effects of different diseases on the activity of intestinal bacteria, new research demonstrates for the first time. Human intestinal flora, known as ... full story

Mar. 30, 2015 — Women are more likely to have irritable bowel syndrome and other gastrointestinal disorders than men. A new study suggests that it's because the intestine's nerve cells are more sluggish in ... full story

Mar. 30, 2015 — A large pilot study of a new bowel cancer screening test has demonstrated a major increase in participation rates across population groups. The new test is called a Fecal Immunochemical Test or FIT ... full story

Mar. 30, 2015 — Distasteful though it sounds, the transplantation of fecal matter is more successful for treating Clostridium difficile infections than previously thought. The research reveals that healthy changes ... full story

Mar. 27, 2015 — Patients with Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) are twice as likely to be readmitted to the hospital as patients without the deadly diarrheal infection, according to a new ... full story

Mar. 26, 2015 — Women with inflammatory bowel disease may be at increased risk of cervical dysplasia and cancer, according to a new study. Although patients with both ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease -- the ... full story

Mar. 24, 2015 — The link between aspirin and colon cancer prevention may depend on a person's individual genetics, scientists report. "We've known for a long time that aspirin lowers the risk of bowel cancer, but we ... full story

Mar. 23, 2015 — Genetic changes in bowel tumors are linked to the way the body’s immune system responds to the cancer, according to new research. From this research, scientists can now start looking at what causes ... full story

Mar. 19, 2015 — Scientists have shown that bacteria living in the intestine both 'talk' and 'listen' to each other. Using small molecules in place of words, these microbial conversations changed the numbers of ... full story

Mar. 31, 2015 — It is possible to quantify and classify the effects of different diseases on the activity of intestinal bacteria, new research demonstrates for the first time. Human intestinal flora, known as ... full story

Mar. 30, 2015 — Women are more likely to have irritable bowel syndrome and other gastrointestinal disorders than men. A new study suggests that it's because the intestine's nerve cells are more sluggish in ... full story

Mar. 30, 2015 — A large pilot study of a new bowel cancer screening test has demonstrated a major increase in participation rates across population groups. The new test is called a Fecal Immunochemical Test or FIT ... full story

Mar. 30, 2015 — Distasteful though it sounds, the transplantation of fecal matter is more successful for treating Clostridium difficile infections than previously thought. The research reveals that healthy changes ... full story

Mar. 27, 2015 — Patients with Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) are twice as likely to be readmitted to the hospital as patients without the deadly diarrheal infection, according to a new ... full story

Mar. 26, 2015 — Women with inflammatory bowel disease may be at increased risk of cervical dysplasia and cancer, according to a new study. Although patients with both ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease -- ... full story

Mar. 24, 2015 — The link between aspirin and colon cancer prevention may depend on a person's individual genetics, scientists report. "We've known for a long time that aspirin lowers the risk of bowel ... full story

Mar. 23, 2015 — Genetic changes in bowel tumors are linked to the way the body’s immune system responds to the cancer, according to new research. From this research, scientists can now start looking at what causes ... full story

Mar. 19, 2015 — Scientists have shown that bacteria living in the intestine both 'talk' and 'listen' to each other. Using small molecules in place of words, these microbial conversations changed ... full story

Mar. 19, 2015 — Gut microbes promote human health by fighting off pathogens, but they also contribute to diseases such as diabetes and cancer. A new study reveals a potential strategy for tipping the balance in ... full story

Mar. 17, 2015 — Cramping abdominal pains, diarrhea, bloody stools—these are common symptoms of chronic inflammatory bowel disease. Every year, thousands of children and adolescents develop the disease. But chronic ... full story

Mar. 16, 2015 — Irritable bowel syndrome racks up an impact on quality of life and health care spending: costing more than $20 billion a year in treatment and symptoms that include stomach pain and altered bowel ... full story

Mar. 12, 2015 — High-tech gas sensing capsules that can send data from inside the gut direct to a mobile phone have been developed by scientists, opening new possibilities for diagnosis, treatment and health ... full story

Mar. 10, 2015 — This is the first population-based study to demonstrate an increased risk of IBD in the children of immigrants to Canada. This indicates that the environment plays an important role in IBD ... full story

Mar. 9, 2015 — A population of T cells known as mucosal-associated invariant T cells is altered in patients with type 2 diabetes and/or severe obesity, a new study reports. And as obesity rates rise, so does the ... full story

Mar. 9, 2015 — Eating a vegetarian diet was associated with a lower risk of colorectal cancers compared with nonvegetarians in a study of Seventh-Day Adventist men and women, according to a new ... full story

Mar. 9, 2015 — A regulatory protein involved in controlling how cancer spreads through the body also influences the fate of stem cells in the intestine of mice, and international team of researchers reports. The ... full story

Mar. 4, 2015 — The development of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) may be influenced through a protein in the gut leading to inflammation according to research. "These results provide further evidence to ... full story

Mar. 3, 2015 — Gastric bypass and similar stomach-shrinking surgeries are a popular option for obese patients looking to lose weight or treat type 2 diabetes. While the surgeries have been linked to a decreased ... full story

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